Martha A. Mclean, 86

Taught For 38 Years In Saucon Valley

October 01, 1999|The Morning Call

Martha A. McLean, 86, of 6051 Fairway Lane, Wescosville, formerly of Hellertown, died Wednesday, Sept. 29, in the Phoebe Home, Allentown. She was the wife of Francis E. McLean. They were married for 58 years in June.

A 1931 graduate of Kutztown University, she was a teacher for the Saucon Valley School District for 38 years until retiring in 1974.

Born in Hellertown, she was a daughter of the late Herbert and Grace (Lowry) Riegel.

She was a member of Lower Saucon United Church of Christ, Hellertown, where she was a former Sunday school teacher and choir member.

She was a member of the Pennsylvania Retired Teachers Association.

She was salutatorian of the 1928 Class of Hellertown High School.

Survivors: Husband; son, Dr. John B. of San Francisco, and brothers, Kenneth and William, and a sister, Harriet, wife of William Zingley, all of Hellertown.